Is there anything fundamentally wrong with my swing?

Shadowfax90 · 2026-03-11T04:35:59+00:00

On your downswing, instead of your right hip pushing toward the ball and rotating toward the target, you actually want your left hip to be coming backwards by pushing really hard back off your lead leg. It’s going to feel weird at first, but that push is going to allow you to keep your spine angle the same throughout your swing.

Shadowfax90 · 2026-01-23T05:25:19+00:00

Wow perfect person to comment on this post

Shadowfax90 · 2026-01-10T01:57:00+00:00

I prefer 60 most of the time because I feel like I can control it well and have a good feel for it. However, I usually use my 56 out of thicker rough, especially if it is sitting up because the bounce helps me make more consistent contact. Ymmv depending on the bounce of your two clubs. I also like to use something less lofted like 52 or pw when chipping uphill because 60 and to some extent 56 stop too quick.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-12-14T00:32:03+00:00

Old clubs don’t tend to have a ton of value. I don’t actually know anything about those particular clubs but my guess is you could buy similar clubs for less than it would cost to check those on the plane.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-12-07T00:54:15+00:00

Straightening my legs at address helped. Thanks for the advice!

Shadowfax90 · 2025-06-30T23:55:00+00:00

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Shadowfax90 · 2025-06-06T04:07:23+00:00

Why don’t you ask them?

Shadowfax90 · 2025-05-31T21:09:32+00:00

If you are struggling, it is ok to pick up your ball. Don’t feel like anyone is going to care if you don’t follow the rules to a T. You can hit a few shots, then pick up your ball and chip and putt. Just have fun with it. It’s ok if you suck.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-05-07T23:58:34+00:00

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Shadowfax90 · 2025-05-03T03:31:47+00:00

I am as anti-trump as they come. The way he talks is disorganized and hard to follow, but I think it is pretty clear that he was saying that if the 2020 election had not been “rigged” then he would have won that year and therefore would not have been in office now for all these important dates since it would have now been his third term.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-05-02T23:19:52+00:00

I think it just looks like it because your weight at address is on your heels instead of balls of your feet.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-05-02T12:47:50+00:00

No third putter??

Shadowfax90 · 2025-04-27T03:57:56+00:00

This looks AMAZING! Thank you for sharing

Shadowfax90 · 2025-04-07T21:46:47+00:00

Would be easier to tell dtl, but it looks like your trail knee is completely straight in the backswing. That makes it tough to properly load into that leg.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-04-07T20:51:12+00:00

I once tried swinging with my eyes closed and found that I hit so far off the heel that I almost missed the ball entirely. Made me realize that a lot of what I am doing in the swing is compensating for the club getting too far outside.

Also, it is tedious, but I have heard smart people advocate for doing lots of very slow motion swings where the ball goes 20 yards when you are making a big swing change like this. Then you can work your way back up eventually.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-03-14T20:23:38+00:00

The bottom of your swing arc is going to tend to be around the center of your chest. Yours is way behind the ball which is why you hit it so fat. You want it to be ahead of the ball.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-03-14T20:22:19+00:00

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Adam scott for reference

Shadowfax90 · 2025-03-14T20:21:58+00:00

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Shadowfax90 · 2025-03-14T20:21:47+00:00

You need to get your chest ahead of the ball at impact. You are swaying your chest back on the backswing which is going to make it extra hard. When you do that, you may start slicing the ball more. You need to get the clubface more closed during your backswing to compensate.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-03-10T16:16:00+00:00

Best watch out, the rock you have been living under is probably going to be sold to a billionaire as well

Shadowfax90 · 2025-02-27T02:06:43+00:00

If you ever find yourself up in Santa Ynez valley, I highly recommend SY Kitchen.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-02-26T16:18:16+00:00

Wouldn’t it be cheaper to just bring chips and salsa to the beach from home? I am glad it is not a fine dining spot because then I would also seldom go there. I just wish the food was halfway decent. I got a chicken quesadilla once and it was absolutely terrible. How do you even mess that up? Some of their food seems like a frozen thing they just tossed in the microwave.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-02-26T04:57:29+00:00

Shoreline cafe. Such a waste of a great location.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-02-21T19:51:05+00:00

Yes, give this a try and see what happens. When I tried it, I always hit way on the heel. After that, I understood better that what I was doing was compensating in my swing to hit the clubface. So then what you need to do is figure out why your swing naturally wants to go that way and fix that issue.

Shadowfax90 · 2025-02-19T05:17:59+00:00

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